Hey Folks, I need some help naming a charater. Basically, I need a unisex name, and although there are hundreds of them, this one needs to make the reader think "female" when they read it. I've tried Reese, Chris, Sydney, and a couple of others. But nothing really seems to grab me and when I ask people, I get mixed responses as to whether these conjure up a female or not. Any ideas?? Thanks.
Firstly, how old are they? Here a few random sugguestions: Elizabeth, Ella Paige, Johanna, Joanna Joan, Jessica Rebecca, Rachel Ruth, Ester Marsha Masha (no R) Bethany, Andrea, Christina, Kimberly, Kim Edit - just reread the post. Could also try Tyler, Jordan, Alex as one sugguested, or Chris.
Carrie, Tracey, Ashley, Dana, Jess (Could be Jesse, Could be Jessica), Leslie, Shea, Taylor, Adrian, Paris, Dakota, Angel... Just to name a few. Most of these names I wouldn't want, if I were a boy, but I have heard all of them used as boys' names.
Have you considered Stacy? Stacy Keach or Keech was a male actour who was on a detective show, I think it was called Mike Hammer. He was also the Sgt. in Up In Smoke who lost a K9 and got peed on..lol just a side note. But that is the first name that came to mind. Good luck!
The trouble with most of the unisex names I've seen so far is that, if they are unisex, they tend to suggest masculine and are secondarily feminine. I'm not sure if you'd be likely to find one that sounds more feminine than masculine. In modern western culture, women have strove more to emulate men than vice versa. So females appropriating male names is more common than the reverse. But aside from that, there's a lot of subjectivity when it comes to what names are really unisex and to what degree. For instance, the male character in King's Under the Dome goes by the nickname "Barbie." The only one I can think of that suggests an even split is "Jeri/Jerry," but that has the spelling difference. The poster who suggested "Morgan" was onto something, though. That name could absolutely go either way. "Cameron" also might work.
Here are some Unisex names: Adina Angel Bailey Cassidy If you ever get stuck with names, have a look at baby names. They give you the origin, the meaning and the gender. They are normally very good.
How about Addison? It's traditionally a guys name but I used it as a girls name and the main character from Private Practice is named Addison, not that I stole the name off of her. And besides it sounds more like a girls name anyway Addie for short.
